diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/cast.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/cast.py
index 77cdf79a112..b26fa647b00 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/cast.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/cast.py
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ class CastDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
     @property
     def media_title(self):
         """ Title of current playing media. """
-        return self.media_status.title if self.media_status else None
+        title = self.media_status.title if self.media_status else None
+        return title if title else self.cast.app_display_name
 
     @property
     def media_artist(self):